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The Ripple Effect: How Recent Fed Actions Affect your Financial Plan [Ep. 162]

The Ripple Effect: How Recent Fed Actions Affect your Financial Plan [Ep. 162]

Interest rates may be falling, but your financial strategy doesn’t have to follow. Learn how to stay ahead in today’s ever-changing financial landscape.

Larry Heller, CFP®, CDFA®, breaks down how these shifting rates impact everything from mortgages to retirement plans. Whether you’re buying a home, optimizing investments, or planning for your financial future, Larry offers actionable insights to help you navigate today’s economic landscape. Covering the rise and fall of interest rates and their effects on borrowing, saving, and investing, he provides strategies for adapting your financial plan across asset classes to protect your wealth.

Key Points Covered:

  • The Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut and its broader economic implications
  • How shifting rates impact mortgage costs, housing availability, and borrowing strategies
  • Key adjustments to retirement planning, including withdrawal rates and asset allocation in a low-rate environment
  • Adapting your savings strategy with CDs and treasuries (while considering the current inverted yield curve!)
  • Effective investment approaches across bonds, stocks, and real estate in the face of rate fluctuations
  • Opportunities in private equity and private credit investments as interest rates decrease
  • The importance of a diversified strategy and proactive communication, as emphasized by Heller Wealth Management
  • And much more!

 

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Unlocking Tax Strategies to Optimize Your Retirement (Ep. 152)

Unlocking Tax Strategies to Optimize Your Retirement (Ep. 152)

Are you effectively using tax strategies to boost your retirement investments?

Explore this insightful episode of the Life Unlimited Podcast featuring Larry Heller, CFP®, CDFA®. Larry delves into strategic tax planning and investment strategies designed to optimize retirement savings both during your working years and in retirement. Drawing from his experience as a former CPA, he underscores the significance of not only what you earn but also what you retain after taxes. Tune in as Larry highlights key strategies like capital gains management, tax loss harvesting, and the advantages of ETFs over mutual funds for tax efficiency. The episode emphasizes the importance of proactive tax planning for a secure and financially efficient retirement.

Larry Discusses:

  • The importance of understanding the advantages of ETFs for minimizing capital gains taxes
  • How and when to implement this strategy to reduce taxes by offsetting gains with losses
  • Insights on deciding which retirement account fits best depending on your current and future tax brackets
  • Maximizing tax benefits by converting during lower-income years, benefiting both the account holder and heirs
  • The necessity for a coordinated approach between financial advisors and tax professionals to optimize retirement strategies
  • And more!

 

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Five Common Mistakes to Avoid When Planning for Retirement (Ep. 84)

Five Common Mistakes to Avoid When Planning for Retirement (Ep. 84)

Many retirees underestimate the risks associated with their investments and financial plans, which can result in costly mistakes that could have easily been avoided if they had adequately planned for retirement.

To help you avoid making common retirement planning mistakes, in this episode, Larry Heller, CFP® reveals five key planning mistakes and shares tips for avoiding them so that you can Retire Right!

You will learn:  

  • How effective planning prepares you for retirement success 
  • Why you shouldn’t underestimate your investing risks
  • The importance of updating your documents and plans
  • And more! 

 Listen in to discover the five retirement mistakes you should avoid while preparing for retirement!

Resources:  Heller Wealth Management: (631) 293-2806 | Email Larry | Webinars